Commercial Manager

Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services.

With 14,000 employees worldwide, every day Framatomes expertise helps its customers improve the safety and performance of their nuclear plants and achieve their economic and societal goals.

Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI 19.5%)

In the UK we are currently over 300 strong and our plans are to grow to 400-500 by 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings.

Due to our ongoing growth, we are looking to recruit a Commercial Manager for our Supply Chain team. The Commercial Manager will ensure projects costs are planned and delivered in line with. agreed contractual obligations and expectations with the intention to create a positive and collaborative client relationship.

The Commercial Manager provides contract management, oversight and reporting to ensure delivery of projects in line with client-side commercial arrangements. Including the management and administration of contract notices, contract changes, and other financial processes in a timely manner.

The Commercial manager holds key project relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients on all aspects of their allocated contract(s) and is a key part of the project team. The Commercial manager ensures the project and contracts are compliant with Framatome ltd processes whilst also championing delivery of performance against safety/ quality/ delivery/ innovation/ cost.

• Ensure all Commercial processes (including Procurement) are followed.
• Reviewing and contributing to process development to improve and maximise growth.
• Ensure that the organisation complies with the contract obligations as stated.
• Communicates with parties in a contract, so that all understand the terms, particularly the contracts financial aspects.
• Administer contracts in a timely manner EWN/ CEs/ AFP/ invoicing etc.
• Coach employees on best practices for managing contract issues and handling daily issues and tasks.
• Taking responsibility for the financial management of the projects
• Nurtures relationships with project teams internal and external
• Support contract strategy discussions during the opportunity phase
• Support bid development on commercial delivery aspects and highlight risk.
• Involvement in negotiating and agreeing contracts.
• Accepts extra duties as situations arise.

To be considered the following qualifications, experience and skills are essential:

• Qualified to degree level in relevant discipline.
• Experience working in a contract manager / commercial manage role on large contracts.
• Experience in Complex negotiations & stakeholder management
• Knowledge of Contract terms and conditions

Desired:

• ERP system knowledge (preferably SAP)
• Knowledge of the Nuclear Industry &/or Manufacturing
• Knowledge of NEC/ JCT/ FIDIC terms and conditions and interpreting bespoke conditions of contracts
• Knowledge of sales/ proposals processes
• Experience in understanding corporate finance/ cash flow.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year raising to 28 (x1 day for 2 years service)
• 8% Employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice) 1% min Employee
• Individual and family private health care (Employee, partner/ spouse and any child up to 24 years)
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Income Protection
• Professional Body Membership (1 per year)
• Plus, more including access to training and development opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value and plan to continue to build on the benefits of our diverse working environment and recognise a priority to improve gender mix.

Everyone will be considered without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

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